Discovering Short Vowels
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What's Inside
For children who are starting to notice letter sounds, this book works well during reading time at home or in the classroom. It invites readers to listen closely for short vowel sounds and practice hearing them in words.
The book focuses on vowels, vowel sounds, and vowel rhymes. Children build early reading skills as they learn to hear the short sounds of the vowel letters and talk about what they notice.
Reach for this book with preschoolers, kindergarteners, and early first-grade readers who are learning about sounds in words.
Teaching & Discussion Guide
Use this guide to turn Discovering Short Vowels into a mini reading lesson at home or in the classroom.
Concepts & skills practiced
- Short vowel sounds
- Vowel recognition
- Listening for word sounds
- Vowel rhymes
- Early reading skills
Discussion Questions
- 1 What do you think it means to listen closely for short vowel sounds?
- 2 Can you think of a word you say that has a short vowel sound in the middle?
- 3 How do short vowel sounds sound different from the long vowel sounds you may already know?
- 4 Which vowel letters do you remember, and what sound do you hear when each one is short?
- 5 What helps you notice sounds in words when you read or listen?
- 6 Can you find a short vowel sound in your name or in a word you use at home?
Words to Learn
- vowel
- A vowel is a letter that stands for a speech sound in a word.
- short vowel
- A short vowel is a vowel sound that is quick and clipped.
- sound
- A sound is what we hear when someone speaks or reads.
- listen
- To listen means to pay close attention with your ears.
- rhyming
- Rhyming means words end with the same or a similar sound.
- letter
- A letter is one of the written symbols we use to make words.
- read
- To read means to look at words and say or understand them.
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